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GÉANT2 Extension Study: Strengthening European Research Networks

Explore the growth and impact of the GÉANT2 project in shaping the European research network landscape. This workshop covers infrastructure details, funding sources, service offerings, and partnerships. Join us to understand the future trajectory and challenges in enhancing scientific collaboration across disciplines.

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GÉANT2 Extension Study: Strengthening European Research Networks

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  1. Eastern GÉANT2 Extension Porta Optica Study Regional Workshop 11.10.2006 Kiev H. Döbbeling DANTE

  2. The European dimension (1) 22 PoPs, ca 200 in-line sites 38,000 km leased services • 15 different connectivity providers • Juniper routers • Alcatel 1678MCC switch, 640Gb/s, VCAT, LCAS, GFP 12,000 km dark fibre with • 6 different fibre providers • GÉANT2 DWDM, • Alcatel optical platform 1626 LM, 10 Gb/s, engineered for 40 WL

  3. The European dimension (2) GÉANT2 EC DG-INFSOM project Consortium of 30 (29+5) Nat’l R&E Networks Policy Committee, Executive Committee DANTE Ltd Project co-ordinator GÉANT2 customers are the NRENs Budget ca. 45 M€ per year ca 50% EC funding, 50% by NREN subscriptions

  4. GEANT2 Consortium EuropeanCommission GN2 Contract DG INFSO(M) Framework Programme 6 Directorate F3 Research Infrastructure Communication NREN 1 NREN 2 NREN 3 NREN … Procurement NREN 28 European Tender NREN 29 NREN 30 Provider Contracts GN2 Technical Committee NREN Policy Committee 30+2 The Market telecom companies and equipment manufacturers Leaders of JRAs GN2 Executive Committee 5+6 DANTE TERENA

  5. Organisational Challenges DANTE shareholders (15) are a subset of GN2 consortium Partners (30) Different national funding situations Justification for public funding Acceptable Use Policies and Commodity IP Cost sharing and Digital Inclusion

  6. GÉANT2 Project Timeline 4 years, September 2004 – August 2008 Initial Tender 2004 Retender 2005 • transatlantic, Cyprus, Malta, PL, ES, EI CBF 2006 Planned Retender end 2006 • Routers, NOC, additional areas Foresight Study 2006-2007 JRAs Transition to Service in 2007

  7. Global connectivity • Services within GÉANT2 • plus • ALICE • EUMEDCONNECT • TEIN2 • ORIENT • Two paradigms for e2e circuits • Open Exchanges (GLIF GOLE) • GÉANT2 cooperation between networks (reciprocity)

  8. Services based on Cross Border Fibre • Drivers • Linking existing national infrastructure • Economy to the Project • Refinement of mesh • Dedicated project OPNs • MoU between NRENs and DANTE

  9. Services Offered • Classical IP service • GÉANT2 IP transit and global uplinks • Access capacity 10s of Mb/s to 10 Gb/s • The building blocks for overlay networks • Optical private networks based on transmission wavelength (10 Gb/s) • Distance independent e2e wavelength pricing • VPNs based on GE or other capacity links • GÉANT+ service • 10Gb/s aggregate e2e capacity

  10. eVLBI LHC experiments HEP, Life Sciences, Astronomy MUPBED, … EGEE, … ESA, …. DEISA, … Optical Private Networks for Scientific Disciplines European Projects Grid Initiatives Distributed Organisations High Performance Computing

  11. Joint Research Activities / Services • Performance enhancement PERT • Multi-domain Monitoring perfSONAR • Roaming and AAI • Dynamic Multi-Domain Provisioning • Security • Test-bed, technology testing

  12. Enlargement of a future GN3 Consortium ? • GÉANT2 included Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia • SEE* projects • Traditional relation between ACOnet and Ukraine • A single NREN entity • Digital Divide - Digital Inclusion is policy • Decisions in NREN Policy Committee • European Commission

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